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Yes, the Atacama is sandwiched between the Andes Mountains on the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west.
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What mountain is near the Atacama Desert?
The Andes Mountains make up the eastern border of the Atacama Desert.
What region is the Atacama Desert Lake Titicaca and the Andes Mountains found?
Lake Titicaca and the Atacama are located in west-central South America in or near the Andes Mountains. The Andres Mountains run almost the entire length of South America,
What cities are near the Atacama Desert?
To the east are the Andes Mountains and to the west is the Coastal Range The Atacama lies in between.
What desert is located near the mountains in Chile?
Atacama Desert
Is the Atacama Desert located near the equator?
The Atacama is located to the west of the Andes Mountains in northern Chile and southern Peru.
How is the Atacama Desert one of the driest places on earth but located near the Pacific Ocean?
The Andes Mountains to the east prevent moisture from the Atlantic Ocean and Amazon Basin from reaching the area and the Coastal Range to the west prevent Pacific moisture from reaching the desert.
Why is the Atacama Desert one of the driest places on earth?
The Atacama is located within a dry region of the world, specifically near 35degrees N/S latitude..if you notice the earth every major desert of the world falls near the 35degree mark N and South including the Mojave, SOuth West, Sahara, Arabian, Atacama, Kalahari and Great Australian (Sandy) Desert. Furthermore to make matters for the Atacama wose then these other locations, rain being carried west by the tropical low-pressure Amazon Basin begins to ascend the Andes to the Northeast of the Atacama. AS the wet weather moves west towards the atacama it is dropping the little water it has in the form of snow and rain on the eastern side of the mountains forming what is called a RAIN SHADOW, the west side of the Andes is now dry. This is also seen in the Gobi Desert as rain tries to scale the Hymalias and head north
What coast it the Atacama Desert near?
The Pacific Coast.
What is the name of the desert in Chile is near the pacific ocean?
the name of the desert is, Atacama
What ocean is the Atacama Desert near?
The Atacama is located along the Pacific coast of Chile and Peru.
How near is the Atacama Desert to Ojos del Salado?
The Ojos del Salado volcano is located very close to the extreme southeastern boundary of the Atacama Desert.
Unlike lands near warm oceans currents lands near cold oceans currents may cool land dry the cold Peru current passes near the earths driest desert What is its name?
The answer is the Atacama Desert. The desert covers an area of 40,541 square miles.
